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Originally Posted by memyselfI
I understand my plight is not the reason to pass the law and I don't expect that it should be. I think it should be majority rules and the majority of the American people do not smoke. That makes smokers the minority.
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You desperately need to read this essay by John Stuart Mill.
Pay close attention to the part about the "Tyranny of the Majority".
http://www.serendipity.li/jsmill/jsmill.htm
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